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Cracking the Athlete’s Brain

Cracking the Athlete’s Brain

High Performance Sport Articles, Mindset

Researchers are showing everyday athletes how to train their brains to perform like the pros Original article by Alex Hutchison, Outside magazine, Dec 30, 2013 It goes without saying that…

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Monitoring HRV to understand how you are responding to stress.

Monitoring HRV to understand how you are responding to stress.

Heart Rate, Masters Rowing, Rest & Recovery

This year I’m experimenting with monitoring HRV to understand both how I’m responding to training (stress) and recovery (rest) to optimise my training response and avoid overtraining. So far, I’m…

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Training intensity for Masters Rowing with Dr Charlie Simpson

Training intensity for Masters Rowing with Dr Charlie Simpson

Books, Heart Rate, Hydration, Masters Rowing, Nutrition, Podcast Episodes, Polarised Training, Rest & Recovery, Strength Training

Excited to share my latest episode of the Faster Podcast, this time with Dr Charlie Simpson. Charlie is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at Oxford Brookes University…

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What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?

What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)?

Heart Rate, Masters Rowing, Rest & Recovery

Sharing exerts from original articles on HRV, published on Harvard University Health Blog (2017) and Oura website 2020. What is HRV? As popular as the metaphor may be, a healthy…

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How to stay hydrated during ergo training

How to stay hydrated during ergo training

Hydration, Masters Rowing, Nutrition

Many of us will be doing a lot of training on the rowing machine in these coming weeks, and it’s important to understand the impact of sweat and proper hydration….

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Things I’m testing & trying out in Rowing this year.

Things I’m testing & trying out in Rowing this year.

Equipment, Heart Rate, Hydration, Masters Rowing, Rest & Recovery, Sleep

Every year I take a look at a few things to experiment with. All with the aim of improving my personal performance. In this post I’m sharing what I’m experimenting…

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Overview of 2021 Filippi Single Sculls

Overview of 2021 Filippi Single Sculls

Equipment

Overview of Filippi single sculls 2021

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5-Reasons Masters Rowers Need Strength Training

5-Reasons Masters Rowers Need Strength Training

Masters Rowing, Strength Training

This is the time of year (winter 2020/21) when a lot of masters rowers ask about strength training. Should they? Shouldn’t they? Should they lift heavy or light? Free weights…

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How Alcohol Impacts Your Sleep

How Alcohol Impacts Your Sleep

Heart Rate, Hydration, Rest & Recovery, Sleep

One of the things I’ve been experimenting with, over the last 8-weeks, is measuring and tracking my Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Morning Resting Heart Rate (MRHR). I’m doing this…

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Peter Hardcastle – Triple Olympian – Head Rowing Coach at Imperial College

Peter Hardcastle – Triple Olympian – Head Rowing Coach at Imperial College

Mindset, Rowing Faster, Strength Training, Tapering

Peter (Pete) Hardcastle, is well known in Australian and World Rowing. Pete represented Australia at the Sydney, Athens and Beijing Olympic Games in different boat classes. After the olympics, Pete moved to…

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